Re^2: -e on windows giving error

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Re^3: -e on windows giving error by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Nov 18, 2011 at 00:47 UTC
If for some obscure reason you do not use file associations to invoke your scripts, and are in the habit of using tortuous relative path constructions to find them, then a simple step would sort out the mess you (probably didn't) create: `c:\test>perl ..\tmp\..\test\..\Perl64\site\.\lib\..\..\bin\p1.pl Perl> print scalar Win32::GetFullPathName( $0 );; c:\Perl64\bin\p1.pl` [download] With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: -e on windows giving error by ikegami (Patriarch) on Nov 17, 2011 at 23:42 UTC
The solution BrowserUk rarely works. It requires an absolute path when launching the script (common for some, rare for others), and then only if the absolute path starts with something of the form "D:" (extremely common). I've posted a more robust version here. It handles relatives paths, and even more exotic ~~drive~~ volume names.	[reply]
Re^4: -e on windows giving error by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Nov 17, 2011 at 23:55 UTC
The solution BrowserUk rarely works. It requires an absolute path when launching the script No it does not! `C:\Perl64\bin>p1 [0] Perl> print $0;; C:\Perl64\bin\p1.pl [0] Perl> Terminating on signal SIGINT(2) C:\Perl64\bin>.\p1.pl [0] Perl> print $0;; C:\Perl64\bin\p1.pl [0] Perl> Terminating on signal SIGINT(2) C:\Perl64\bin>cd \test C:\test>p1 [0] Perl> print $0;; C:\Perl64\bin\p1.pl` [download] With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^5: -e on windows giving error by ikegami (Patriarch) on Nov 18, 2011 at 00:05 UTC
Demonstrating that the Windows association mechanism uses absolute paths does not contradict what I said. `>type a.pl print "$0\n" >perl a.pl a.pl >perl .\.\.\.\.\A.pL .\.\.\.\.\A.pL` [download]	[reply] [d/l]